A Brilliant piece of literature. I have read a few of your stories and am anxiously awaiting more. you say you are fascinated with things such as suffering and death, but you do it in a way that most don't. Most people don't understand that in order to highlight the light and the good things, you must sometimes show the shadows and the bad things. Suffering and sacrifice can be some of a writers most influential tools to bring out beauty and life.

Excellent! Very intense battle scene and I love the ending. Great balance of light and dark characters. If you ever write a book, consider including at least a portion of this short story. In my opinion, it would make a great nightmare.

Next time, give more of an idea of where the girl is going when she is fleeing from the battle scene. I only spotted one sentence (which I nearly stumbled over) that told me that the child was leaving to stand on a field of snow:

"The girl runs unceasingly into an open field of snow and temporary safety."

Try presenting a little more detail (maybe one or two more sentences) describing the empty, openness of the area. It will build suspense, and the reader will seek an explanation for the suspicion of the child's surroundings, thus making him/her more attentive to the story.